Q2 Flashcards
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Needs/purpose for electrical isolation
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- Isolate low dc voltages from high grid voltages (improving safety for user)
- Transformer allow us to convert voltage levels between primary and secondary to reduce I and V stress of power devices (when large dc-dc conversion needed -i.e. using flyback instead of boost)
- To break loops and separate parts of circuit sensitive to noise.
- To have different reference potentials with respect to the input, output V is fixed but output can be shifted or inverted.
- transformer of isolated converters operate at high frequencies, which reduces its size and weight->(high power density)
- More efficient than linear power supplies, dc-dc isolated converters operate the devices in the ohmic region not in active region.
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Problems caused by leakage inductance
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- Energy stored by leakage L must be absorbed by power devices, increasing stress on the devices and power losses
- Additional components needed to dissipate leakage energy and protect power devices
3
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Disadvantage of HF transformers
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- Not perfect coupling between windings can be achieved, resulting in a leakage L.
4
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Alternatives to reduce leakage L
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- Good transformer design
- Passive snubbers (RCD)
- Active snubbers
- Using leakage L for the operation of the converter.
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Explain general ideas and limitations of good design of transformer
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- Maximize coupling between primary and secondary
- Minimizing distance between primary and secondary windings
- i.e. in flyback transformer we can use this structure where primary winding is split into 2 layers to increase coupling
- Leakage L cannot be removed completely
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Explain general ideas of passive snubers (RCD in flyback)
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- Snubbers are used to absorb/dissipate leakage energy in a resistive element
- RCD snubber in flybacks limits voltage stress in the MOSFET and dissipates leakage energy in the R
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explain general idea of active snubber in flyback
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- Active snubber allow recycling the leakage energy and reduce power losses
- i.e. in flyback when MOSFET Q1 is turned off, leakage I flows through body diode of Q2 storing energy in clamp C, then clamp C starts to resonate with leakage L, and MOSFET Q2 is turned on so that leakage I changes direction and recycles energy to the output.
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Explain idea of using leakage L in resonant converters
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- Leakage L can be used for the operation of the converter, known as resonant converter
- By using resonant converter it’s possible to achieve zero-voltage or zero-current switching reducing switching losses and losses related to leakage L.
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Q3. flyback CCM main ideas
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- In CCM characteristics
- Minimum primary L
- Voltage across primary side inductor ON/OFF state, determines rate of change of magnetizing I
- Voltage across MOSFET/diode ON/OFF state
- Current of MOSFET/diode ON/OFF state
10
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Characteristics and condition for CCM operation of flyback
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- Only a part of energy stored in flyback transformer delivered to output, some energy remains when next cycle starts
- To operate in CCM, Lp should be large enough to ensure magnetizing I never reach zero in the OFF interval
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Definition of DCM operation of flyback
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- All energy stored in transformer is transferred to the load in the off period
- Magnetizing I goes to zero
12
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Advantages of DCM
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- Lp value is smaller reducing size of transformer
- Soft switching of secondary diode, I decreases with slope -Vo/Ls and not abruptly, it might lead to less recovered charge and losses.
- Turn-on of MOSFET is softer since I increases from zero with slope Vi/Lp and not abruptly, it might lead to less switching losses.
- Possibility of implement QR resonant flyback due to resonance between Lp and output C of MOSFET
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Disadvantages of DCM
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- Larger ripple and peak currents
- Higher MOSFET turn off losses due to higher peak I
- Higher leakage energy that has to be dissipated due to higher peak I
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Advantages of CCM
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- Smaller ripple I and peak I
- Lower MOSFET turn-off losses
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Disadvantages of CCM
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- Inductance value for CCM is higher, leading to bigger transformer
- Hard-switching of diode, leading to increased reverse-recovery losses due to high di/dt and reverse peak I.
- Needs slope compensation for duty cycles higher than 50%
